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Q&A with Dr. Byron C. Hepburn, Director of the Military Health Institute
Q: When did the School of Health Professions begin partnering with the Military Health Institute?
Occupational Therapy students attend, present at TOTA conference
Angie Zurovec hopes to land a job in a school setting after she graduates with her master’s in Occupational Therapy this month. No matter where she finds herself working with patients, she already knows they will benefit from strategies she learned in an art class aimed at teaching doctors and other health professionals how to deepen their observation of patients.
Second annual Interprofessional Bowl a Win for Physical Therapy Second-Years
Jamie Burns made the winning touchdown last month in the School of Health Profession’s second annual Interprofessional Bowl, but she said relaxing with students from other programs was the real prize.
“It’s a way to get out and actually see people who are in the other School of Health Professions programs as well,” the second-year Physical Therapy student said of the Nov. 5 event.
School of Health Professions students work health fair at Bob Ross Senior Center
About 20 School of Health Professions students performed health screenings and provided information during a health fair at Bob Ross Senior Center on Nov. 3.
Emergency Health Sciences posts 100 percent first-time pass rate for SAFD paramedic exam
The Emergency Health Sciences program announced that 100 percent of the 22 students who took the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians’ Cognitive Exam this fall passed on the first try, exceeding the national rate of 74 percent during the same time period.
Mark Dieterle, director of initial education in the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, said that the program consistently sees at least 90 percent of students pass on the first try, but that this class is the first to achieve a 100 percent first-time pass rate in recent memory.
Ana Allegretti speaks about "GoBabyGo!"
Modified ride-on toy cars have opened up a whole new world for mobility-challenged children in a program that Dr. Ana Allegretti, assistant professor of occupational therapy, is using to study the impact of early independent mobility on development.
Allegretti collaborated with The Children’s Rehabilitation Institute of TeletonUSA (CRIT) to bring the GoBabyGo! program to San Antonio. Founded by Dr. Cole Galloway at the University of Delaware, GoBabyGo! has spread to locations through the U.S. and the world.
Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences offers opportunity.
Advances in testing and rapidly improving technology make first-year graduate student Matthew Landry particularly excited about the impact he will one day have on patient care as a medical laboratory scientist. Landry is one of 16 students in the inaugural year of the Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences.
“You want to provide the patients with the most accurate and the quickest results,” he said. “Being the scientist that puts them into action, to be able to help patients—that's pretty exciting in my opinion.”
Master of Physician Assistant Study Graduates Have a Bright Future
Recent graduates of the Íř±¬łÔąĎ Physician Assistant Studies master’s program accepted jobs in primary care at almost twice the national rate of their peers.
Data from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants reveal that 46.4 percent of the program’s graduates from 2013-2015 accepted jobs in family medicine/general practice and internal medicine/general practice upon certification, compared to 25.6 percent of certified graduates from other programs nationwide during the same time period.
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions recognizes Dean Shelledy
By Kate Hunger
School of Health Professions Dean Dr. David Shelledy received the Outstanding Member Award on Oct. 19 from the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions during its annual conference in New Orleans.
Respiratory Care beefs up clinical component; hosts international visitors
Undergraduate and graduate respiratory care students spend 36 hours per week in clinical rotations during the last year of their programs—more than twice the number of hours per week under the previous curriculum.
The three 12-hour shifts per week allow students to work on their time management skills and to gain a strong understanding of the teamwork and flow of an entire shift, said De De Gardner, chair of the Department of Health Sciences and the Steven Lloyd Barshop Endowed Chair in Respiratory Care. Students spend the last three semesters in clinical rotations.
Career Advice with special Speaker - Lauren Brody-Terrill
The timing of a job search advice session hosted by the School of Health Professions in October was perfect for third-year occupational therapy student Gayle Tabotabo . “This was a really great opportunity to get that information right before graduating,” said Tabotabo , who is currently in her second field work rotation and will graduate in December.
EHS faculty member deployed to Louisiana flooding
David A. Miramontes, M.D., assistant clinical professor of the School of Health Professions Department of Emergency Health Sciences and medical director of the San Antonio Fire Department, was deployed to the Louisiana flooding in August as part of his duty with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
PA studies graduates pass national certifying exam for third year
For the third consecutive year, 100 percent of the graduates from the Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program at the School of Health Professions have passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) at first attempt.
The department’s five-year first-time taker pass rate averages at 95 percent in comparison to the national average of 94 percent.
Students provide health screenings at State Senator’s School Fair
School of Health Professions’ physician assistant and respiratory care students joined State Senator Carlos Uresti’s Annual “Back 2 School Fair” Saturday, August 6 at Palo Alto College.
Every year the school kickoff event provides around 10,000 backpacks, school supplies, and other resources to the counties in Senator Uresti’s district- one of the poorest districts in Texas.
Student-run physical therapy clinic offers hope to homeless
Once a month, students from the School of Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy (PT) offer a bit of hope to the homeless of San Antonio.
The students run a free clinic for the 1,600 people receiving services at Haven for Hope, located near downtown.
Haven for Hope is a nationally recognized transformational center providing safe sleeping quarters and a variety of services to men, women, and children experiencing homelessness in Bexar County.
San Antonio Express News: Kids educated on how to control their asthma by Íř±¬łÔąĎ Science Center
By Kate Carlson, Staff Writer, San Antonio Express News
Rosalinda Hernandez knows that, one day, her young son could be in a life-or-death situation because of his asthma and she wants to make sure he’s prepared.
That’s why she took him to the Asthma Boot Camp on Monday, attended by children ages 7 to 12.
“We didn’t know Armando had asthma until he had a really bad episode when he was younger,” Hernandez said. “Now that he is older, it’s easier to manage, but you can never know too much about it.”
Dr. Kimatha Grice receives 2016 Spectrum Award
Kimatha Grice, O.T.D., OTR, CHT, associate professor of occupational therapy, has received the 2016 School of Health Professions Spectrum Award.
The Spectrum Award, given annually, recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates all-around excellence in teaching, service, research and scholarship. It is the highest award granted to a faculty member by the School of Health Professions.
Health Science Center students nominated for United Way award
A group of Health Science Center students were nominated for a 2016 United Way Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of their commitment to promoting health and wellness in our community.
Students from the schools of health professions, medicine and dentistry were nominated for their interprofessional community service learning project, “HELP for Better Health: The Use of Global Attainment Scaling for the Developmentally Disabled.”
New master’s degree in medical laboratory science to be offered
By Rosanne Fohn
People looking for employment in San Antonio’s $30.6 billion biomedical and health care industry will be glad to know that the Health Science Center is now offering one of the few entry-level master’s degree programs in medical laboratory science in the nation.
Physician Assistant students help Girl Scouts get ready for summer camp
Íř±¬łÔąĎ Science Center San Antonio Physician Assistant (PA) students performed free health physicals for local girl scouts in preparation for camp this summer.
Sixteen PA students from the classes of 2016 and 2017 participated in the “Camp Physical Night” outreach program hosted by the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas. The event took place at the Sally Cheever Girl Scouts Leadership Center on May 4. PA students evaluated over 50 participants in two hours. The event was overseen by Barbara Quillin, PA-C, PA program director and Tiffani Burgin, PA-C, PA clinical coordinator.
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